#Court of the Crimson King

[we-are-a-dragon]

Marijn (playing Godric): Can I use prestidigitation to clean the oil off a floor tile?

DM: Sure. Underneath is an intricate mosaic in smaller red and white tiles, severely cracked and broken but now perfectly clean. The oil on the surrounding squares gradually begins to seep back onto it.

Marijn: Could I just go around and clean each square as we come to it?

DM: I suppose so.

Tati (playing Seraph): I'll join in.

Marijn: I didn't realise when you said this dungeon would be a clean and sweep, it was literal.

Hamish (playing Thaddeus): *impatient* Is this necessary? We're an adventuring party, not a cleaning company.

[tonyrossmcmahon]

Rock and pop albums that changed your life

TV historian Tony McMahon looks at rock and pop albums that changed his life in the 1970s and 1980s from Lou Reed to King Crimson

There’s a small number of rock and pop albums that impacted me like no other. As a teenager I stuck the vinyl on the turntable, placed the stylus down, and was blown away. The albums concerned are a varied bunch from punk to indie and prog rock. Yes – prog rock. Tell me which albums changed your life in the comments below but here goes with mine. CORRECT USE OF SOAP – MAGAZINE Punk was dead.…

[riddlesrhymes]

We lost a big one today (yesterday)...

Peter Sinfield 1943-2024

Lyricist of King Crimson, Emerson Lake and Palmer, and lots more. Not only a lyricist, but a historical figure in prog rock and music.

Im in shock 😭

[cosmonautroger]

King Crimson, In The Court Of The Crimson King, 1969

[oleksissus111]

all my ultratober art!

[jt1674]

[noe-clara69]

guys I’m so depressed I think I might finally read “I spy a broken heart” or “crimson rivers” just to feel some pain that isn’t my own

[thefugitivesaint]

'Impressions in a Dentist's Chair', ''Hya Yaka'', Vol. 28, #1, Jan. 1919 Source

[compactmemory]

in the court of the crimson king - king crimson 1969

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[robertfripp]

time to read too much into things but it's interesting to me that Fripp said two of his favourite King Crimson lineups are the 1972 lineup with Jamie Muir and then the 80s Discipline quartet, and specifically mentions the symmetry and internal balance of these formations. then i look at the cover art for the studio albums for these lineups and i'm like... yeah... i can tell it was on your mind

[we-are-a-dragon]

Marijn (playing Godric): Can I make a History check now that I know this is the court of the Crimson King?

DM: Go ahead.

Marijn: 36.

DM: Alright, you know that the Crimson King was famous for trying -and, as far as you know, failing - to create a society entirely populated by automatons.

Andy (playing Una): I think the guy in the tavern mentioned automatons.

DM: He absolutely did.

Tati (playing Seraph): He also mentioned funky music, right? Can we hear it?

DM: Make a Perception check.

Tati: 25.

DM: Yes, you can hear very faint pipe or flute music from within.

Tati: I ask, "You guys hear that?"

Hamish (playing Thaddeus): Would Una and I pick that up on Passive Perception?

DM: Yeah.

Hamish: "Yeah, I hear that."

Adam (playing Billie): "Ooh, funky."

Marijn: "What are you guys listening to? My perception is terrible!"

[percys-lemons]

experienced a sudden. moment and had to paint the guy

[riddlesrhymes]

For all greg lake/elp fangirls, here you have an amazing (but short) track, thats almost only clean-voice greg singing. Also this is a lovely underrated album (that may sound "too much alike" to its predecesor but is still good).

Give it a shot if you care.

Cadence and Cascade is a gorgeous song, so calm. Same with "peace - a theme" (only instrumental). Theres also a more funky and psych track, "Cat food" wich i love, but its also really hated by lots heh.

Most of the songs in the album are sang by Greg! Weirdly enough, i didnt realize this till two or three weeks ago when i first listened to it. Its kind of a forgotten King Crimson album.

This was released only a couple of months before elp released their first album, and when KC original formation was falling apart, then Fripp kinda saved all and changed the sound of the band, but it was a breaking point.

If you liked ITCOTCK, you are probably going to like this!

[cosmonautroger]

King Crimson, In The Court Of The Crimson King, 1969